Key Transits and Aspects of 2026

Neptune enters Aries — January 26, 2026 (0° Aries)
Saturn enters Aries — February 13, 2026 (0° Aries)
Uranus enters Gemini — April 25, 2026 (0° Gemini)
Chiron enters Taurus — June 19, 2026 (0° Taurus)
Jupiter enters Leo — June 30, 2026 (0° Leo)
Lunar Nodes change axis: North Node into Aquarius / South Node into Leo — July 26, 2026

2) Eclipses 2026 (the four “cutting” lunations)

February 17, 2026 — Annular Solar Eclipse — 28°49 Aquarius
March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 12°54 Virgo
August 12, 2026 — Total Solar Eclipse — 20°02 Leo
August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — 4°54 Pisces

3) Major retrogradations of 2026

(processes, not isolated events)

Mercury retrograde 2026

February 25 – March 20, 2026 — Mercury Rx in Pisces
June 29 – July 23, 2026 — Mercury Rx in Cancer
October 24 – November 13, 2026 — Mercury Rx in Scorpio

Venus retrograde 2026

October 3 – November 13, 2026 — Venus Rx in Scorpio and Libra
October 25, 2026 — Venus Rx re-enters Libra

Mars (key ingresses that structure the rhythm)

Mars sets the operational tempo of the year; from an architectural standpoint, these ingresses are worth tracking:

January 23 — Mars enters Aquarius
March 2 — Mars enters Pisces
April 9 — Mars enters Aries
May 18 — Mars enters Taurus
June 28 — Mars enters Gemini
August 11 — Mars enters Cancer
September 27 — Mars enters Leo
November 25 — Mars enters Virgo

Other slow retrogrades (seasonal markers)

Pluto Rx — May 6, 2026 / Direct — October 15, 2026
Neptune Rx — July 7, 2026 / Direct — December 12, 2026
Saturn Rx — July 26, 2026 / Direct — December 10, 2026
Uranus Rx — September 10, 2026
Chiron Rx — August 3, 2026
Jupiter Rx — December 12, 2026

4) Structural aspects of the year

(the ones that actually shape 2026)

4.1 Saturn–Neptune: the central cycle of the year

February 20, 2026 — Saturn conjunct Neptune — 0°45 Aries (cycle inception)

Nearby activations (by personal planets and luminaries) that make the cycle operational:

March 7 — Venus conjunct Neptune — 1° Aries
March 8 — Venus conjunct Saturn — 2° Aries
April 13 — Mars conjunct Neptune — 2° Aries
April 19 — Mars conjunct Saturn — 7° Aries
April 20 — Mercury conjunct Saturn — 7° Aries
March 25 — Sun conjunct Saturn — 4° Aries
March 22 — Sun conjunct Neptune — 1° Aries

4.2 Saturn–Uranus: the final bridge of the previous regime

January 20, 2026 — Saturn sextile Uranus — 27° Pisces / 27° Taurus

4.3 The July cluster (Uranus–Neptune–Pluto + Jupiter)

July 15 — Uranus sextile Neptune — 4° Gemini / 4° Aries
July 18 — Uranus trine Pluto — 4° Gemini / 4° Aquarius
July 25 — Neptune sextile Pluto — 4° Aries / 4° Aquarius
July 20 — Jupiter trine Neptune — 4° Leo / 4° Aries
July 20 — Jupiter opposite Pluto — 4° Leo / 4° Aquarius
July 21 — Jupiter sextile Uranus — 4° Leo / 4° Gemini

(Pure architecture: a cluster.)

4.4 Jupiter and Saturn: the constructive aspect of the second half

August 31, 2026 — Jupiter trine Saturn — 13°41 Leo / 13°41 Aries

4.5 Pluto activated by personal planets

January (Aquarius, ~3°)

January 22 — Mercury conjunct Pluto — 3° Aquarius
January 23 — Sun conjunct Pluto — 3° Aquarius
January 27 — Mars conjunct Pluto — 3° Aquarius

April / May (fixed signs, ~5°)

April 25 — Sun square Pluto — 5° Taurus / 5° Aquarius
May 26 — Mars square Pluto — 5° Taurus / 5° Aquarius

October (Leo–Aquarius axis, ~3°)

October 3 — Mars opposite Pluto — 3° Leo / 3° Aquarius

5) Monthly calendar

January 2026

Mercury enters Capricorn (Jan 1) / enters Aquarius (Jan 20)
Venus enters Aquarius (Jan 17)
Sun enters Aquarius (Jan 19)
Mars enters Aquarius (Jan 23)
Neptune enters Aries (Jan 26)
Pluto cluster in Aquarius (Jan 22–27)

February 2026

Mercury enters Pisces (Feb 6)
Venus enters Pisces (Feb 10)
Saturn enters Aries (Feb 13)
Solar eclipse in Aquarius (Feb 17, 28°49)
Saturn conjunct Neptune (Feb 20, 0°45 Aries)
Mercury retrograde begins (Feb 26)

March 2026

Mars enters Pisces (Mar 2)
Lunar eclipse in Virgo (Mar 3, 12°54)
Sun enters Aries (Mar 20)
Mercury stations direct (Mar 20)
Saturn sextile Pluto (Mar 28, 5° Aries/Aquarius)

April 2026

Mars enters Aries (Apr 9)
Mercury enters Aries (Apr 14)
Uranus enters Gemini (Apr 25)
Sun square Pluto (Apr 25, 5°)

May 2026

Pluto stations retrograde (May 6)
Mars enters Taurus (May 18)
Sun enters Gemini (May 20)
Mercury enters Gemini (May 17) + Mercury conjunct Uranus (~1°)
Mars square Pluto (May 26, 5°)

June 2026

Mercury enters Cancer (Jun 1)
Venus conjunct Jupiter (Jun 9, 25° Cancer)
Chiron enters Taurus (Jun 19)
Mercury retrograde begins (Jun 29)
Jupiter enters Leo (Jun 30)

July 2026

Neptune stations retrograde (Jul 7)
Mercury stations direct (Jul 23)
Saturn stations retrograde (Jul 26)
Nodal shift: NN Aquarius / SN Leo (Jul 26)
July cluster (Jul 15–21): Uranus–Neptune–Pluto + Jupiter

August 2026

Mars enters Cancer (Aug 11)
Total solar eclipse in Leo (Aug 12, 20°02)
Partial lunar eclipse in Pisces (Aug 28, 4°54)
Jupiter trine Saturn (Aug 31, 13°41)

September 2026

Uranus stations retrograde (Sep 10)
Venus enters Scorpio (Sep 10)
Mercury enters Libra (Sep 10)
Mars enters Leo (Sep 27)

October 2026

Venus retrograde begins (Oct 3, Scorpio)
Mars opposite Pluto (Oct 3, ~3° Leo/Aquarius)
Pluto stations direct (Oct 15)
Mercury retrograde begins (Oct 24, Scorpio)
Venus Rx re-enters Libra (Oct 25)

November 2026

Mercury stations direct (Nov 13)
Venus stations direct (Nov 13)
Mars enters Virgo (Nov 25)

December 2026

Saturn stations direct (Dec 10)
Neptune stations direct (Dec 12)
Jupiter stations retrograde (Dec 12)
Sun enters Capricorn (Dec 21)

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